Rhetorical Survey
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BANNED
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written Tuesday, October 25 2005 05:51
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No, these aren't questions not to be answered... Poll Information This poll contains 2 question(s). 46 user(s) have voted. You may not view the results of this poll without voting. function launch_voter () { launch_window("http://www.ironycentral.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=poll;d=vote;pollid=mHdipWskJrHk"); return true; } // end launch_voter function launch_viewer () { launch_window("http://www.ironycentral.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=poll;d=view;pollid=mHdipWskJrHk"); return true; } // end launch_viewer function launch_window (url) { preview = window.open( url, "preview", "width=550,height=300,toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status,menubar=no,scrollbars,resizable,copyhistory=no" ); window.preview.focus(); return preview; } // end launch_window   -------------------- 人 た ち を 燃 え る た め に 俺 は か れ ら に 火 を 上 げ る か ら 死 ん だ Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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By Committee
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written Tuesday, October 25 2005 06:22
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The word "ruse" appeared within the last month in a case I read for class. The word "breath" appeared in a drug label I was skimming through for work last week. These are exceptions to what are otherwise profoundly colloquial expressions. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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BANNED
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written Tuesday, October 25 2005 06:26
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You didn't understand the last question- "breath" is used often enough. Bated, however, is not. (Abated, on the other hand, is.) -------------------- 人 た ち を 燃 え る た め に 俺 は か れ ら に 火 を 上 げ る か ら 死 ん だ Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, October 25 2005 09:35
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Just today I was out of breath, so I had to catch my breath. A few breaths of fresh air, and I was once again in condition to wait quietly with bated breath. Two days ago I read about a simple ruse that had far-reaching consequences. —Alorael, who would like to know when you last read of a bated ruse or elaborate breath. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, October 25 2005 10:23
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Fun fact: in the sport of falconry, for a falcon to "bate" is for it to flap its wings wildly. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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E Equals MC What!!!!
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written Tuesday, October 25 2005 14:22
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You found that out with Google, right? You didn't actually know it beforehand, right? Right? There's a joke in there somewhere about Salmon and baited breath, but I can't quite find it. -------------------- Sex is easier than love. Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Tuesday, October 25 2005 19:34
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Oh he knew it. ;) -------------------- I stop rubber at 160km/h, five times a week. CANUCKS RESPEK! My Style The Knight Between Posts. Posts: 2395 | Registered: Friday, November 2 2001 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Tuesday, October 25 2005 21:35
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Yes, probably. Anyway, I read the term 'elaborate ruse' in my newspaper a couple of days ago, and in the same article, 'bated breath' was used. And I wrote it in a story today. -------------------- I'll put a Spring in your step. Polaris Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, October 26 2005 01:02
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Try to think of the last time you have seen the words "wreak" (any tense) and "havoc" separately. (Okay, wreak is used otherwise on occasion, but not havoc) -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Shake Before Using
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written Wednesday, October 26 2005 08:22
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"Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war!"? Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Electric Sheep One
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written Wednesday, October 26 2005 13:24
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Is anything ever overweaning but pride? For that matter, is 'overweaning' ever used except to define 'hubris'? -------------------- It is not enough to discover how things seem to seem. We must discover how things really seem. Posts: 3335 | Registered: Thursday, September 4 2003 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, October 26 2005 13:58
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Havoc actually comes up quite often (well, relatively often) without any wreaking, but wreak never goes with anything but havoc, vengeance, devastation, destruction, and so on. Overweaning is occasionally used with words besides pride and arrogance, but not often. In fact, I'd say that more than half of the other uses are actually errors in which the writer really should be using overwhelming. —Alorael, who is overweaningly aware of the literary havoc so evident in the internet. He is pained by the masses who wreak corruption upon the innocent and unoffending English language. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Wednesday, October 26 2005 17:08
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*Awaits with bated breath the next elaborate ruse to work the previously discussed words into the conversation.* -------------------- A C, an E flat, and a G walk into the Tower of the Magi. Ambrin runs up to them and says, "Hey, look! It's the Triad!" Kelner snorts and says "Pretty minor Triad if you ask me." Posts: 242 | Registered: Thursday, June 16 2005 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, October 27 2005 00:09
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Could one not wait with baited breath? -------------------- I stop rubber at 160km/h, five times a week. CANUCKS RESPEK! My Style The Knight Between Posts. Posts: 2395 | Registered: Friday, November 2 2001 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, October 27 2005 00:15
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One could wait with bat breath. It would be unpleasant to everyone nearby. :P Edit: Not a typo. [ Thursday, October 27, 2005 00:16: Message edited by: 4000 ] -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, October 27 2005 00:47
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I await the elabo-rated ruseults of this poll with rated breath. :P *sniff* *sniff* Holy bat breath, Batman. Have a Tic-Tac. [ Thursday, October 27, 2005 00:52: Message edited by: Synergy67 ] -------------------- [Insert Signature Here] Posts: 2009 | Registered: Monday, September 12 2005 07:00 |
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Electric Sheep One
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written Thursday, October 27 2005 00:51
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Erika, you triad signature is a good example of what I call a small subset joke -- like calling a tiny pocketknife an h-bar. -------------------- It is not enough to discover how things seem to seem. We must discover how things really seem. Posts: 3335 | Registered: Thursday, September 4 2003 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, October 27 2005 08:55
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h/2? = knife? —Alorael, who is not in the proper subset. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |